Bio

Jennifer Stillwell is a visual artist who primarily works in sculpture, installation and video. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000 and her BFA from the University of Manitoba in 1995. Stillwell has created large-scale installations at Triple Candie (New York) and the Darling Foundry (Montreal) and solo exhibitions at YYZ Artists’ Outlet (Toronto) and Plug In ICA (Winnipeg). In the last few years she has been part of group exhibitions and screenings in Canada, the United States and Europe. A longtime Winnipegger she relocated to Vancouver Island in 2012 where she is an Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Victoria.

Works

Bale

  • 2000
  • Jennifer Stillwell

Bale is a videotape distilled from the documentation of an installation and performance piece that took place at Gallery 2 (Chicago) in November of 1999. The videotape condenses the thirty hour performance into a four minute video. Using wallpaper, furniture, and carpeting the artist transforms the gallery space into a convincing domestic living room only to meticulously deconstruct it.

Bale

Remote Sensing

  • 1996
  • Jennifer Stillwell

"Remote Sensing" is an exploration of the canon of sensations. The video pushes the limits of sensation and defines the detached way we gather information and adapt to fresh information. Or rather, how we react to over-stimulation.

Remote Sensing